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This Article is From Jun 17, 2010

Canada: United Express plane skids off the runway

Ottawa:
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A United Express plane with 36 people aboard skidded off the runway at Ottawa's Macdonald-Cartier International Airport on Wednesday, causing minor injuries to two crew members.

An airport spokeswoman said that 33 passengers and three crew members were arriving aboard Flight 8050 from Washington DC when the plane skidded off the end of the runway.

The plane was sitting off to the side at the end of the runway while investigators examined it.
Everyone aboard the Brazilian-built Embraer 145 was evacuated.

Canada's Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause.

United Express acts as a contracted feeder service for United Airlines' regional customers.

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